Information about Ballinknockaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballinknockaun
Irish Form of Name:
Baile an Chnocáin
Translation:
town of the hillock
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballinknockaun
Baile an Chnocáin
Bally an chnuckaun Local
Description:
A village.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Teernakil North.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Ballinknockaun is in Teernakill North townland.